Compensation – general
33.22.—(1) This rule applies where a person who held realisable property wants the court to award compensation for loss suffered in consequence of anything done in relation to that property in connection with confiscation proceedings.
(2) The application must be in writing and may be supported by a witness statement.
(3) The application and any witness statement must be served on the court officer.
(4) The application and any witness statement must be served on—
(a)the person alleged to be in default; and
(b)the person or authority by whom the compensation would be payable,
at least 7 days before the date fixed by the court for hearing the application, unless the court directs otherwise.
[Note. See section 72 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(1).]
2002 c. 29; section 72 was amended by section 50(6) of, and paragraph 97 of Schedule 4 to, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), section 61 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) and sections 15 and 55 of, and paragraphs 108 and 114 of Schedule 8 and paragraphs 14 and 19 of Schedule 21 to, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).